"We battled Stanford well," said Head Coach Vicky Maes. "But we didn't convert on the opportunities we had. Teams like this don't give you much, so when you are in a position to win games, you need to be committed to close on it."

In doubles play, the Cardinal took matches at the No. 1 and 3 spots to take the point. Stanford’s #10 Ahn and Zhao defeated senior Lacey Smyth and sophomore Shayne Austin, 8-1 at No. 1, while Doyle and Hardebeck took their match over seniors Akilah James and Susan Mc Rann at the No. 3 spot, 8-2.

In singles play, all six of Stanford’s ranked players took matches at their respective positions.

Smyth dropped her match to #2 Kristie Ahn at the No. 1 spot, while Marker fell to #28 Carol Zhao at No. 3.

Senior Kim Stubbe fought back to win the second set in her match against #39 Krista Hardebeck, but dropped in the tiebreaker at the No. 2 spot.

"Stanford wasn't just going to roll over," said Maes. "It's a good reminder of what we still lack in order to beat top teams. We hang, but we don't convert. We need to believe we can do better and give Cal a more complete battle."

The Wildcats will return to action on Saturday, March 29 at No. 16 California in Berkeley, Calif. at noon.